Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
This character-driven film considers the evolving sex trafficking landscape as seen by the main players: the exploited, the pimps, the johns that fuel the business, and the cops who fight to stop it.
Tricked takes a multi-perspective approach to sex trafficking, giving voice to survivors, perpetrators, johns, and law enforcement in a way that feels reasonably balanced and character-driven. However, the documentary doesn't break significant new ground cinematographically — it relies on standard talking-head interviews and observational footage. The acting category here reflects interview subjects' naturalness on camera, which is uneven. The ending doesn't deliver a particularly strong or memorable conclusion, leaving the broader systemic issues largely unresolved without much narrative payoff. Its novelty lies in the access it achieves and the range of perspectives presented, though the subject matter had been explored in prior documentaries.